Today’s front pages: Monday, December 21, 2020

Daily Graphic:

• Covid-19 vaccine in the offing: Safety, efficacy key concern, President assures nation

• Rejected ballots balloon – Almost doubled 2016 figures

• Road Traffic amendment bill passed; Protects unborn children

B&FT:

• More regional airports, rather than national carrier at this time – Capt. Amoah

• CPC to leverage AfCFTA to turn ill-fortunes around

• Resilient banking sector will weather COVID-19 storm – Dr Addison

• Pharmaceutical sector pushes for more attention

• Election 2020: Lessons for emerging democracies

* Creative Arts sector gets major boost with passage of bill

The Chronicle:

• NDC hits the streets again but EC punches holes in their tales

• Kantamanto arsonist smoked out in Ho

• Awukugwa acid suspect in the cooler

• Family, widow fight over Asonaba Dapaah’s funeral rites

The New Crusading Guide:

• Market fires: Suspected arsonists busted

• Allow MPs to spearhead development in their constituencies – John Kumah advocates for amendment of laws

• Koforidua residents root Ike Apaw Gyasi * NDC supporters clash with police over Mahama defeat

The New Publisher:

• Hot race for Speaker!
• We’re not destroying 2020 polls data – EC
• The case for Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo Markin
• Why Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu is a wrong choice for Majority Leader

Economy Times;

• 50% of every voice call made and data usage rates go to gov’t as taxes
• Ghana bags US$5.2bn in oil money since 2011 – NRGI report
• FDI surges for 1st half of 2020, amid Covid-19

The Finder:

• Suspected arsonist arrested in connection with Kantamanto fire; Security at markets beefed up ahead of Christmas
• Public institutions not using GIFMIS fully cautioned
• Govt to deploy safe, effective Covid-19 vaccines – Nana Addo
• Increase funds allocated to MPs for development – John Kumah
• Election data is safe and will be preserved – EC
• ECG must crackdown on illegal connections at marketplaces – Fire Service

Ghanaian Times:

• Govt will procure vaccine for all – Pres
• Fire ravages Kaneshie Market; 9 shops burnt
• 2020 election data is safe – EC assures public
• Market fires: Police nab suspected arsonist; launch manhunt for others

Republic Press:

• NDC thugs run riot in Kumasi over Mahama’s defeat
• Fire guts Kaneshie market
• Tefle chiefs claim Rawlings’ body
• Mahama is damaging international reputation – IDEG
• Chief commends Amewu over victory
• Dr Yakubu Imoro: The case for Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin

The Ghanaian Observer:

• Recent market fires: Suspected arsonists arrested
• John Mahama is damaging his international reputation – IDEG
• Election 2020: We don’t have the pink sheets to go to court, General Mosquito cries out
• Ga chiefs declare Fatwa over NDC’s post-election riots on Accra lands
• Give MPs development role and not only lawmaking – NPP MP-elect

The Daily Statesman:

• Mahama making Ghana ungovernable, behaving like Trump but with violence
• IDEG boss: Mahama is damaging his international reputation
• Covid-19 vaccine for Ghanaians will be effective, safe – President Akufo-Addo assure